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Re:I tried to report scientific misconduct. How did it go? by rkagerer on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @12:59AM (#25924816)
Reminds me of "a lie can run around the world before the truth has got its boots on".

That precise quote is from Pratchett but there are similar, earlier citations https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/07/13/truth/

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Re:I tried to report scientific misconduct. How did it go? by tolbish on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @01:27AM (#25924979)
Aren't these all variations on well known aphorisms such as "publish or perish"?
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Re:I tried to report scientific misconduct. How did it go? by soulofmischief on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @01:52AM (#25925106)
That aphorism applies to publishing within the scientific community and the need for grants, tenure, results, etc.
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Re:I tried to report scientific misconduct. How did it go? by tsimionescu on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @01:45AM (#25925057)
I think the ones above are much more general than 'publish or perish'.
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Re:I tried to report scientific misconduct. How did it go? by toxik on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @09:47AM (#25928855)
Publish or perish is the opposite of "silence is golden" more than a statement on the speed of lies and truths.
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